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Short-handed due to injuries, Illinois eliminates Creighton
Limited to six players due to injuries, No. 8 seed Illinois secured its first NCAA Tournament win since 2000, defeating No. 9 Creighton 66-57 in the first round of the Birmingham 3 Region at Austin, Texas, on Saturday. ,Illinois (22-9) was led by Genesis Bryant's 17 points and four assists and Kenda...
Tahaad Pettiford leads No. 1 Auburn past upset-minded No. 9 Creighton
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half while Johni Broome scored eight and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 1 Auburn hold off No. 9 Creighton for an 82-70 second-round win in the South Region on Saturday night at Rupp Arena., ,Auburn (30-5), the top overall ...
Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka advance at Miami Open
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 16 at the Miami Open for the second consecutive year.,The 21-year-old is the youngest to accomplish that feat since Garbine Muguruza of Spain did so in 2012-13. Gauff has never moved past this roun...
Sean Brady submits former welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night
Sean Brady silenced the primarily enemy territory England crowd by defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards at 1:39 Round 4 (submission, guillotine choke) Saturday at UFC Fight Night in England.,Brady (18-1 MMA) was overcome with emotion as he accepted the fight with Edwards (22-4, 1 ...
Justin Allgaier collects 2nd straight Xfinity Series win at Homestead
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier took the lead on the final lap of overtime and held off his former teammate Sam Mayer for the win -- the ultimate dash for cash as it were -- in the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.,F...
Former Pac-12 foes Oregon, Arizona meet in 2nd round
After cruising through the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a pair of former Pac-12 rivals are set for a reunion Sunday night when No. 4 Arizona faces fifth-seeded Oregon in a Round of 32 matchup in Seattle., ,Despite the teams playing in the bracket's East Region, this meeting has a decidedly We...
Guardians reacquire Nolan Jones, ship Tyler Freeman to Rockies
The Guardians are bringing outfielder Nolan Jones back to Cleveland, acquiring him from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman on Saturday.,Jones, 26, was a second-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2016 and debuted in 2022, but played in only 28 major league games bef...
Darrion Williams, JT Toppin power Texas Tech past Drake to Sweet 16
Darrion Williams scored 28 points and JT Toppin added 25 points and 12 rebounds to help third-seeded Texas Tech post a 77-64 victory over 11th-seeded Drake on Saturday in West Region second-round play at Wichita, Kan.,Elijah Hawkins had 16 points and seven assists for the Red Raiders (27-8), who adv...
Michigan rallies past Texas A&M to earn Sweet 16 berth
DENVER -- Reserve Roddy Gayle Jr. scored five of his season-high 26 points in a momentum-turning run in the second half, and fifth-seeded Michigan rallied from down 10 to beat No. 4 seed Texas A&M 91-79 in the second round of the South Region on Saturday.,Vladislav Goldin finished with 23 points and...
Logan Cooley, Alex Kerfoot lead Utah HC over Lightning
Logan Cooley had two goals and an assist and Alex Kerfoot also scored twice to lead the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City., ,Nick Schmaltz added a goal and two assists, John Marino had two assists and Josh Doan scored for Utah (32-...
Capitals use 2nd-period scoring flurry to defeat Panthers
Alex Ovechkin did not get any closer to breaking the all-time goal-scoring record but had two assists in the host Washington Capitals' 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.,Ovechkin, with 888 goals, remains seven shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark.,Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson had a go...
Pacers get lift from return of Tyrese Haliburton in beating Nets
Tyrese Haliburton returned to the Indiana lineup from a three-game absence to put up 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and the Pacers rallied after nearly coughing up a 20-point lead to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 108-103 on Saturday in Indianapolis.,The Pacers (41-29) gained separation in th...
New Mexico seeks historic win vs. Michigan State
It might be an unfamiliar matchup for the players and fans when No. 10 New Mexico and 2nd-seeded Michigan State meet Sunday night in Cleveland for a second-round South Region tussle in the NCAA Tournament.,But it won't be unfamiliar for the coaches.,The Lobos' Richard Pitino and the Spartans' Tom Iz...
Clippers, Thunder battle in heavyweight Western clash
After a run of eight victories in nine games, that includes a win over the best team in the Eastern Conference, the revived Los Angeles Clippers will now test themselves against the best in the West.,The seventh-place Clippers will match wits with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday at Inglewood, Ca...
Cavs look to get back on winning track in visit to Jazz
Considering the Cleveland Cavaliers are an Eastern Conference-leading 56-14 and the Utah Jazz are merely 16-55, there's a surprising fact about these teams heading into Sunday's matchup in Salt Lake City.,Believe it or not, the Jazz have won more recently than the Cavaliers.,Though Utah stumbled at ...
Nuggets look to right the ship vs. red-hot Rockets
The Houston Rockets will host Denver on Sunday, looking to secure the season series and extend their two-game lead over the Nuggets for the second seed in the Western Conference.,While simultaneously welcoming back standout wing defender Amen Thompson from a six-game injury absence, the Rockets (46-...
Celtics, Blazers on 4-game win streaks entering clash
Two of the hottest teams in the NBA will fight for a fifth straight victory when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon.,Portland (32-39) is making a late bid for a play-in berth after pulling to within two games of the 10th-place Phoenix Suns in the Western Conferenc...
Women's NCAA Spokane 1 roundup: No. 2 NC State subdues No. 15 Vermont
Zoe Brooks scored 19 points Saturday and second-seeded North Carolina State pulled away in the fourth quarter to eliminate 15th-seeded Vermont 75-55 in the first round of the Spokane 1 region of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.,Aziaha James and Saniya Rivers added 15 points each, with Ri...
Galaxy earn draw with Minnesota United on late goal
Substitute Emiro Garces scored his first professional league goal in the 90th minute and the visiting LA Galaxy twice rallied from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw against Minnesota United on Saturday.,Garces' goal came only three minutes after Kelvin Yeboah scored from the penalty spot for his fourth...
Nazem Kadri's OT goal gives surging Flames win over Islanders
Nazem Kadri scored with 1:07 left in overtime Saturday for the visiting Calgary Flames, who continued their timely surge with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Islanders goalie Marcus Hogberg turned back a breakaway by Morgan Frost, but the Flames retained posses...